# Brighton and Hove: senior pay and councillor allowances url: https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/councils/pay-and-allowances/brighton-and-hove/ updated: 29 September 2026 licence: Our words, analysis, charts and derived calculations: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), credit [Tekstak Ltd](https://tek-stak.co.uk). Figures: each source's own licence, listed under Sources. publisher: [Tekstak Ltd](https://tek-stak.co.uk) # Brighton and Hove: senior pay and councillor allowances Last updated 29 September 2026. Figures refresh every night. [How each figure is worked out](/methodology/). In its draft statement of accounts for 2025-26, Brighton and Hove reports total remuneration of **£240,776** for its chief executive (including employer pension contributions), **20** employees paid £100,000 or more, and **£1,188,000** paid in members' allowances. ## Key figures - £240,776Chief Executive, 2025-26 - 20Staff paid £100,000 or more, 2025-26 - £1,188,000Members' allowances, 2025-26 - £14,609Basic allowance per councillor, 2025-26 ## Chief Executive Total remuneration of **£240,776** in 2025-26, including employer pension contributions. That is down 4.6% on 2024-25 (£252,495). The median among the 4 other unitary councils in England collected so far is £244,922. From the accounts: Chief Executive - Jessica Gibbons. 2025/26: salary (including fees & allowances) £200,982; compensation for loss of office £0; pension £39,794; total £240,776. 2024/25: £213,935; £0; £38,561; £252,495. 'No expense allowances were paid in either 2025/26 or 2024/25.' Total excluding pension is not printed. PDF pages 64-65 ## Employees paid £50,000 or more 1,040 employees in 2025-26, up 14.3% on 2024-25 (910). 20 were paid £100,000 or more, 7.0 per 100,000 residents. The median among the 7 other unitary councils in England collected so far is 4.9 per 100,000. | Band | 2025-26 | 2024-25 | | --- | --- | --- | | £50,000 to £54,999Details | 433 | 345 | | 2024-25345 | | | | £55,000 to £59,999Details | 218 | 194 | | 2024-25194 | | | | £60,000 to £64,999Details | 169 | 146 | | 2024-25146 | | | | £65,000 to £69,999Details | 65 | 78 | | 2024-2578 | | | | £70,000 to £74,999Details | 59 | 53 | | 2024-2553 | | | | £75,000 to £79,999Details | 37 | 24 | | 2024-2524 | | | | £80,000 to £84,999Details | 15 | 11 | | 2024-2511 | | | | £85,000 to £89,999Details | 12 | 14 | | 2024-2514 | | | | £90,000 to £94,999Details | 2 | 10 | | 2024-2510 | | | | £95,000 to £99,999Details | 10 | 7 | | 2024-257 | | | | £100,000 to £104,999Details | 5 | 7 | | 2024-257 | | | | £105,000 to £109,999Details | 1 | 5 | | 2024-255 | | | | £110,000 to £114,999Details | 4 | 0 | | 2024-250 | | | | £115,000 to £119,999Details | 2 | 3 | | 2024-253 | | | | £120,000 to £124,999Details | 2 | 4 | | 2024-254 | | | | £125,000 to £129,999Details | 5 | 1 | | 2024-251 | | | | £130,000 to £134,999Details | 1 | 2 | | 2024-252 | | | | £135,000 to £139,999Details | 0 | 1 | | 2024-251 | | | | £140,000 to £144,999Details | 0 | 0 | | 2024-250 | | | | £145,000 to £149,999Details | 0 | 3 | | 2024-253 | | | | £150,000 to £154,999Details | 0 | 1 | | 2024-251 | | | | £155,000 to £159,999Details | 0 | 1 | | 2024-251 | | | From the accounts: 'The following table sets out the numbers of employees in each total remuneration band for all those employees receiving more than £50,000 per annum (excluding employer's pension contributions)', headed 'Other Employee Remuneration'. Totals 1,040 (2025/26) and 910 (2024/25). The note does not state whether school staff or the senior officers disclosed separately are included. Source: Brighton and Hove, [Brighton & Hove City Council Unaudited Statement of Accounts 2025/26](https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2026-06/BHCC%202025%20to%2026%20Unaudited%20Statement%20of%20Accounts.pdf) (draft), PDF page 66, 'Other Employee Remuneration'. Read by hand; checked 2026-09-24. ## Councillors' allowances £1,188,000 in 2025-26, up 16.8% on 2024-25 (£1,017,000), or £4.18 per resident. The median among the 7 other unitary councils in England collected so far is £3.64 per resident. | Paid as | Total | | --- | --- | | Basic allowances | £785,604 | | Special responsibility allowances | £293,366 | | Expenses | £1,293 | | All | £1,068,147 | The basic allowance for each councillor is £14,609 a year (2025-26). From the accounts: "In 2025/26 the council paid £1.188 million (£1.017 million 2024/25) of allowances to members. There was £0.001 million of expenses for travel/subsistence on approved duties outside the Brighton and Hove City area claimed by members during 2025/26 (£0.002 million 2024/25). In 2025/26 members contributed £0.008 million towards travel and parking costs (£0.009 million 2024/25)." (PDF page 66, Note 22) Published allowances: [Members' Allowances & Expenses paid in the financial year ending 05.04.2026](https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2026-06/2025-26%20-%20Members%20Allowance%20figures.pdf). ## What this data does and doesn't show - Every figure is as Brighton and Hove printed it, in accounts that have not yet been audited. Counts in the £100,000 figure are our sum of the council's bands. - Comparisons are with the other unitary councils in England read so far; no national figure is published for England. - Published list covers the tax year ending 5 April 2026 (not the 31 March financial year). Its Total row as extracted: Basic Allowance £785,604.39; Special Responsibility Allowance £293,365.65; Travel & Subsistence 542.39; Dependent Carer Allowance £750.25; Deduction -£7,556.54; Total £1,068,146.78. 'expenses' is our sum of travel/subsistence and dependent carer. In our reading the printed components do not add exactly to the printed Total; the printed Total is used. The published total differs from the accounts figure (£1.188m), which the council does not reconcile. Basic rate is the full-year Basic Allowance (14,609.40) shown in the list. Brighton & Hove's website blocks automated downloads; documents were read in a browser. ## Related pages - [Back to Council senior pay and councillor allowances](https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/councils/pay-and-allowances/) - [How much is council tax and what does it pay for?](https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/council-tax/) - [Who is my MP, and what does their office cost?](https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/mps/) - [Where does my tax money actually go?](https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/for-every-100-pounds-of-tax/) ## More from this publisher - [UK tax calculators](https://howlongisit.co.uk) Published by [Tekstak Ltd](https://tek-stak.co.uk). Our words, analysis, charts and derived calculations: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), credit [Tekstak Ltd](https://tek-stak.co.uk). The figures belong to the publishers listed under Sources and are used under their licences. Figures last updated 29 September 2026.